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Adeline Yen Mah

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The Resume

    (1937- )
    Born in Tianjin, China
    Former anesthesiologist
    Wrote ‘Falling Leaves: Return to their Roots’ (1997), ‘Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter’ (1999), ‘Watching the Tree: A Chinese Daughter Reflects on Happiness, Traditions, and Spiritual Wisdom’ (2000), ‘A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China's Past through its Proverbs’ (2002), ‘Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society’ (2003), 'China Land of Dragons and Emperors’ (2008), and ‘Chinese Cinderella: The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting’ (2009)
    Founder and President of the Falling Leaves Foundation

Why she might be annoying:

    Her official birthday, November 30, isn’t her real birthday because her father didn’t record her real birth date.
    She abandoned the Chinese tradition for women to retain their surname when she got married.
    She got married twice and was divorced once.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her mother died two weeks after she was born, and she was deemed unlucky by her family as a result.
    Her stepmother was an abusive, manipulative woman who spoiled her two children and maltreated the rest of her family.
    Her own father treated her with indifference, even forgetting her real name and actual birthday.
    Her first husband was a violent man, prompting her to divorce him four years after their son was born.
    Through her leadership of the Falling Leaves Foundation, she promotes cultural understanding between East and West.
    She was voted #4 on the New Zealand Children's Best Seller lists. (2004)

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying